Internet sensation Grumpy Cat has died at age 7

FILE – This Dec. 1, 2015 file photo shows Grumpy Cat posing for a photo in Los Angeles. Grumpy Cat, whose sour puss became an internet sensation, has died at age 7, according to her owners. Posting on social media Friday, May 17, 2019, her owners wrote Grumpy experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and “passed away peacefully” in the arms of her mother on Tuesday, May 14. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)MORRISTOWN, Ariz. (AP) — Her owners say Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss demeanor became an internet sensation, has died at age 7.Posting on social media Friday, Grumpy Cat’s owners wrote that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and “passed away peacefully” Tuesday “in the arms of her mommy.”Her owners said “Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world — even when times were tough.”The cat’s real name was Tardar Sauce, and she rose to fame after her photos were posted online in 2012. She had more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million on Twitter.Her website says her grumpy look was likely because she had a form of dwarfism.Owner Tabatha Bundesen founded Grumpy Cat Limited, and the cat made numerous appearances, including commercials.___This story has been corrected to spell the cat’s name Tardar Sauce, not Tarder Sauce.Read More